Latest Reviews of Bethesda Softworks Games
Review Indiana Jones: The Order Of Giants - Puzzle-Focused DLC Expands On Xbox's Indy Adventure
Slow and sluggish wins the race
MachineGames is back with another dip into Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - this time with an extended outing in the game's Vatican location, or should I say, underneath the game's Vatican location. Yep, The Order of Giants takes titular hero Indiana Jones underground to explore the various caverns and sewers that...
Review DOOM: The Dark Ages (Xbox) - Puts The Finishing Touches On A Masterful Trilogy
Glorious Game Pass Gibbings!
Id Software's new trilogy of DOOM games, now that I've had the chance to sit down and play them all and a have a bit of a think (I can think, you know), comes across as a rather dazzling package when taken as a whole. It's almost, in hindsight, as though the devs have had a plan all along. And it's a plan that 100%...
Review Indiana Jones And The Great Circle (Xbox) - A MachineGames Misfire
Indiana Groans
Okay, look, let's get this out of the way right off the bat - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle feels very Indiana Jones, and you've got nothing to worry about if you thought those classic Indy vibes might be off with this new adaptation. The teams at Bethesda and MachineGames have nailed that aspect of this 2024 take on the...
Strog Rock
Almost exactly two years on from Nightdive Studios' phenomenal remaster of the original Quake, old-school FPS fans are being treated to a second helping of revamped retro-fragging action with this all-new enhanced version of iD Software's seminal sequel and, joy of joys, it's only gone and dropped onto Xbox Game Pass. Let’s not beat...
Review Ghostwire: Tokyo - Solid Supernatural Adventure Impresses On Xbox, Aside From A Few Issues
Shibuya Scramble
Just over a year since it first released on PlayStation and PC, Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo finally arrives on Xbox Game Pass, bringing with it all manner of ghoulish goings-on down in Tokyo's Shibuya ward. This is a highly atmospheric and unique open world adventure that's jampacked full of Japanese folklore and tradition, a...
Review Hi-Fi RUSH - Tango Gameworks Drops A Beat-Bopping Banger On Xbox Game Pass
A shadow drop, no less!
Well, it's been quite an unexpectedly exciting few days on Xbox Game Pass, thanks to Tango Gameworks, which went and stealth-dropped a bonafide banger in the form of Hi-Fi RUSH during last week's Xbox Developer Direct. Yes, it seems the entire internet has had a very positive reaction to this cel-shaded rhythm action game,
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Latest Bethesda Softworks News
Report Bethesda Faces 'Significant Overhaul' At Xbox, Will Focus On Key Franchises
As part of the major Xbox reset
In her statement regarding the restructure at Xbox and the job layoffs / studio departures earlier today, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma mentioned that investment was shifting to "higher priority projects" in some cases at certain studios.
News Starfield Fans Voice Their Concerns About Future Support And Updates
"Starfield fans are on absolute life support"
It's now officially been a few years since Bethesda's Starfield made its debut. This was followed by the Shattered Space expansion in 2024, and earlier this year, the team released an update along with details about future development plans. Unfortunately, though, it seems the latest Xbox Showcase has...
Video Todd Howard And Bethesda React To Famous Oblivion Documentary
"Who's laughing now?"
Bethesda has been able to take a trip down memory lane after it shadow dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered last month with the help of Virtuos. As part of this journey back in time, it's released a "then and now" video reaction to that famous documentary dating back to 2006. You know, the one featuring Todd...
News Oblivion's Remastered Team Is Taking Player Suggestions On Board
How would you improve the experience?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has already proven to be quite a success with over four million players checking it out at launch, and now the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos are apparently taking suggestions from the fanbase. If there is something you've stumbled across that doesn't seem right, or...
News OG Oblivion Dev Not Sure Bethesda's 'Remaster' Title Actually Does It Justice
It's more like "Oblivion 2.0"
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is getting a lot of praise from fans and critics, and it seems even former Bethesda developers are impressed. Speaking to VideoGamer, the title's original senior game designer Bruce Nesmith, who left Bethesda during development of Starfield, has admitted he's not sure the...
News Bethesda Wishes The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion A Happy Birthday
So how about that remake?
This week marks the 19th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and rumours have been circulating online for some time now about a potential remake - with claims this supposed title could even be getting a shadow drop on Xbox in the future. While many fans were hoping to hear something timed in with the anniversary,...
Rumour Oblivion 'Remake' Expected To Arrive Soon, According To Latest Reports
The Xbox 360 classic looks set for a return
If the Xbox handheld rumours weren't already enough this week, one other rumour about the supposed Oblivion "remake" has now returned. After a previous leak dating back to 2023 (followed by many other details), well-known insider 'NateTheHate' has now chimed in - suggesting this Elder Scrolls
Random Elder Scrolls 6 Giving 'Lucky Fan' The Chance To Create An NPC
As part of a silent auction for charity
There's still no release date for The Elder Scrolls VI, but it seems Bethesda is ever so slowly turning more attention to this anticipated project. This week it's announced a new promotion - where it's offering "one lucky winner" the chance to create an NPC for the next major entry in the series that will...
News Xbox Game Pass Hit Indiana Jones Scoops Up Multiple DICE Awards
An "outstanding achievement"
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was one of the major Xbox releases of last year, and while it missed out on certain end-of-year award shows in 2024, it has made the shortlist for multiple events taking place in early 2025. This includes the DICE Awards - with the action-adventure Game Pass title by MachineGames...
News Xbox On Keeping Games Off Other Platforms: 'That's Not A Path For Us'
Starfield's exclusivity window could be ending...
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has been doing press interviews this week following Xbox's big Developer Direct broadcast and during a chat with Destin Legarie, he's been asked if Starfield will be "staying put for the time being" on Xbox. The short answer is "no" and according to Phil - there's...
News DOOM: The Dark Ages Drops Multiplayer In Favour Of 'Most Expansive' Campaign Ever
"We're just really happy with the decision"
Xbox and Bethesda developer id Software this week shared a proper reveal of DOOM: The Dark Ages and more details about it are beginning to emerge. One thing, in particular, highlighted in the first round of previews - is the fact this game is a "strictly campaign" affair. In other words - don't expect...
Roundup The First Previews Are In For DOOM: The Dark Ages
Get ready to rip and tear this May
Well, it's now officially confirmed - DOOM: The Dark Ages is releasing for Xbox, Game Pass, and other platforms on May 15, 2025. This title has obviously been in the pipeline for some time now, and with this in mind, multiple outlets have already experienced guided previews of the new prequel entry. The first...
News Dishonored 2 Has Received A Surprise Xbox Update, But Don't Get Too Excited
Unfortunately, it's not a performance boost...
Well, here's something we weren't expecting in 2025, Arkane's Xbox One title Dishonored 2 has today received a new update. That's roughly nine years after it was originally released! It's generated a lot of surprise (as well as some confusion) within the fanbase and wider Xbox community, so what...
News Bethesda Games Would Be 'Better' On UE5, Claims Former Skyrim Artist
Is it time to make the switch?
Xbox's Halo team announced in October it would be swapping from its in-house engine to Unreal Engine 5 - allowing the series to grow "more quickly and organically" than before. With this in mind, former Bethesda artist Nate Purkeypile (Skyrim, Fallout) believes Bethesda should maybe consider following a similar...
News New Elder Scrolls 'Remake' Announcement Rumour Surfaces Online
Could the Xbox 360 classic 'Oblivion' be returning?
Xbox's 2025 lineup is starting to take shape and a new rumour today suggests one other title that could potentially be joining the first-party library next year is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. According to the well-known leaker Extas1s (via Insider Gaming), this remake / remaster is not only...
News Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Review Roundup: Here's What The Critics Think So Far
The anticipated Game Pass release is here
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches for Xbox Series X|S and PC next week (with early access starting today) and the reviews are now officially rolling in. There are already a handful of perfect scores - with some critics absolutely loving the experience and others left wanting a little more. Right,...
News Bethesda To Share More About Starfield's First Expansion 'Soon'
"Stay tuned"
In case you missed it, it's now been a year since Bethesda launched Starfield on the Xbox Series X|S. As part of this milestone, it's taken to social media to remind members of Constellation about the first major expansion Shattered Space. After taking a moment to thank "the millions of players" for playing the game in its first year,...
News Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast Airs Later This Month
Updates from Xbox, Activision, Blizzard & Bethesda
Microsoft has announced its Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast will take place later this month on Thursday, September 26th. Content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment and Bethesda will be shared. Xbox will also be showcasing an "exciting lineup of games from third-party...
News Todd Howard Talks About Leading Multiple Bethesda Projects At Once
"By no means is it just me"
Bethesda and video game legend Todd Howard is an incredibly busy guy right now working on projects like the first Starfield expansion, the Fallout television series, the long-awaited Elder Scrolls 6, and the upcoming Indiana Jones video game. So how does he manage to balance it all when he's spread across so many...
News Hi-Fi RUSH Developer Tango Gameworks Has Now Officially Closed Its Doors
One of the employees highlighted the studio's "last day"
Last month, Xbox shared the news it would be shutting down four studios including the developers behind the critically-acclaimed title Hi-Fi RUSH. While things have been looking more positive on the Xbox front over the past week, a now-former Tango Gameworks employee has shared an update on...
